World of Warcraft just announced The Dragonflight Codex, a companion lore book for the upcoming eponymous expansion. However, the listing for the new book seemingly held a ground-breaking revelation: that a beloved World of Warcraft character was secretly a dragon all along.
World of Warcraft: The Dragonflight Codex, marketed as “the ultimate WoW fan’s guide to everything dragons,” is scheduled for a July 11, 2023 release. The 192-page book promises over 100 new illustrations, and will be going into detail about the abilities and history of the dragons, dracthyr, and other denizens of the Dragon Isles. The book will be written from the perspective of Khadgar, one of World of Warcraft’s most iconic archmagi.
However, the Amazon listing claimed Khadgar was a member of the Bronze Dragonflight. As a character who first appeared in Warcraft 1, this seemingly new fact was an earth-shattering revelation–or at least for the few minutes until World of Warcraft narrative lead Steve Danuser appeared to dispel the confusion. Danuser confirmed the listing had erroneously identified Khadgar as a member of the Bronze Dragonflight, and that the well-known archmage was not actually a dragon.
Khadgar’s connection to the Bronze Dragonflight has been the subject of rumors before. In Warlords of Draenor, he used an ability called Call of the Timewalkers, a reference to the group of mortals who work with the Bronze Dragonflight in World of Warcraft. Because of this listing error, many wonder if The Dragonflight Codex will build upon this former speculation and confirm or deny Khadgar's connection to the Bronze Dragonflight in other ways.
Players are curious, but hesitant, about the new World of Warcraft lore book. Both The Grimoire of the Shadowlands and Exploring Azeroth: Kalimdor received lukewarm reception, due to shallow content and reliance on problematic stereotypes. If The Dragonflight Codex is going to deliver a fulfilling World of Warcraft lore experience, it will have to provide something valuable to the worldbuilding of Azeroth while being respectful of its audience. Exploring Azeroth: Northrend, the third in the World of Warcraft atlas series, also releases in November. If this new WoW book can satisfy players in a way the previous entry did not, perhaps they will have more hope for The Dragonflight Codex.
Interestingly enough, the listing for World of Warcraft: The Dragonflight Codex mentioned another new book: A is for Azeroth: The ABC's of World of Warcraft. This officially-licensed 32-page children’s book will be written by World of Warcraft author Christie Golden, and is set to release July 25, 2023.
World of Warcraft is available on PC. Dragonflight launches November 28.
Source: Amazon